Design Certification Application Review - U.S. Advanced Pressurized-Water Reactor (US-APWR)

Who:   Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.   What:   Application for Standard Design Certification for the U.S. Advanced Pressurized-Water Reactor (US-APWR), a 4,451-MWt pressurized-water reactor (PWR)   When:   Mitsubishi Heavy Industries submitted the Standard Design Certification Application on December 31, 2007. The staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is currently performing a detailed review of that application.   Where:   See our map showing locations of projected new nuclear power reactors.

For additional detail, see the following related pages:

• Design Control Document and Environmental Report
• Application Review Schedule
• Supplemental Reports
• Correspondence & Public Meetings
• Pre-Application Review
• Safety Evaluations

For information on the combined license (COL) application referencing the US-APWR design, please see the Combined License Applications for New Reactors.